1959-60

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36o
BOXING
Prizes. —A
recruit novice should be encouraged to box for the
honour of his squad, team, unit, etc. It is a mistake to present
silver and bronze medals on every occasion. In individual com-
petitions for novices, the winner and runner-up should receive a
medal, also there is no harm in having a couple of good loser prizes
as well, but in a purely team competition the shield or cup for the
winning team is sufficient. Vouchers drawn on local shops are not
good prizes to give as they lead to semi-professionalism.
Fire Precautions.
—If
there are any civilian spectators the local
civil fire brigade must be informed of the time and place of the
meeting. A purely military affair requires a military fire picquet
and information about the meeting passed to the local military fire
brigade if there is one.
Police.
—The
Garrison Sergeant-Major generally has control of
all Military Police in the area and he will arrange for traffic and car
park policemen, if they are wanted.
A regimental policeman is not allowed to direct traffic on a public
highway. On a Government or military road he can be used.
Programme.
—The
local printer should either provide all pro-
grammes free of charge, or if the meeting is a very large one, he should
pay for the privilege of printing the programme, provided that there
are advertisements inserted on the inner sheets of the programme.
The printer is re-imbursed by the tradespeople who pay for adver-
tisements.
Refreshments.
—The
band refreshments have to be so placed that
they can get at them during the boxing without creating a distur-
bance, because during any interval they will be playing.
Officials.—
Arrange
for refreshments to be handy during the
interval and make sure that no one is allowed into the room except
officials, otherwise there is congestion.
Competitors.—
Arrangements
must be made for refreshments for
the competitors. Either a light hot meal should be provided or the
competitors should be given tickets up to a certain value so that they
can get something at the refreshment bar. Boxers often prefer to
have refreshments immediately after their bout and then come back
and watch the rest of the boxing.
Equipment.—
Equipment,
the Ring, Calculation of the Duration
of the Meeting, etc., are given in I.S.B.A. Rules, Section II, Rules
2I and 27(b).
Dressing Rooms.
—The
boxers generally have to wait 20
-30
minutes
while changing in the dressing room, so it is essential that there
should be some large, comfortable chairs in which they can relax.
Besides these, each room should have small chairs, coat hangers,
massage tables, books, magazines, programme of fights, etc. After
the contest he needs a warm room with good washing arrangements
(hot water), mirrors, etc.
ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING
Weigh-in.
—This
must take place not more than I2 hours before
the meeting. In an Inter-Unit competition, the team may weigh-in
in their own barracks provided that a neutral officer certifies that the
men are within their weight limits.
Medical Examination.
—Get
an M.O. to be present at the weigh-in